Residual feed intake in beef cattle and its association with carcass traits, ruminal solid-fraction bacteria, and epithelium gene expression

Residual feed intake in beef cattle and its association with carcass traits, ruminal solid-fraction bacteria, and epithelium gene expression

Abstract Background Residual feed intake (RFI) describes an animal’s feed efficiency independent of growth performance. The objective of this study was to determine differences in growth performance, carcass traits, major bacteria attached to ruminal solids-fraction, and ruminal epithelium gene expr...

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Main Authors: Ahmed A. Elolimy, Mohamed K. Abdelmegeid, Joshua C. McCann, Daniel W. Shike, Juan J. Loor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Beef cattle
Carcass
Gene expression
Growth
RFI
Ruminal bacteria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0283-8

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